Webster's Dictionary 1913

6562

Assembler

As‐sem″bler (�), n. One who assembles a number of individuals; also, one of a number assembled.

6563

Assembly

As‐sem″bly (�), n.; pl.Assemblies (�). [F. assemblée, fr. assembler. See Assemble.] 1. A company of persons collected together in one place, and usually for some common purpose,...

6564

Assemblyman

As‐sem″bly‐man (ăs‐sĕm″bly̆‐man), n.; pl.Assemblymen (–men). A member of an assembly, especially of the lower branch of a state legislature.

6565

Assent

As‐sent″, v. t. [imp. & p. p.Assented; p. pr. & vb. n.Assenting.] [F. assentir, L. assentire, assentiri; ad + sentire to feel, think. See Sense.] To admit a thing as true; to ex...

6566

Assent (2)

As‐sent″ (�), n. [OE. assent, fr. assentir. See Assent, v.] The act of assenting; the act of the mind in admitting or agreeing to anything; concurrence with approval; consent; a...

6567

Assentation

As′sen‐ta″tion (�), n. [L. assentatio. See Assent, v.] Insincere, flattering, or obsequious assent; hypocritical or pretended concurrence.Abject flattery and indiscriminate asse...

6568

Assentator

As′sen‐ta″tor, n. [L., fr. assentari to assent constantly.] An obsequious; a flatterer.

6569

Assentatory

As‐sent″a‐to‐ry (�), a. Flattering; obsequious. — As‐sent″a‐to‐ri‐ly, adv.

6570

Assenter

As‐sent″er (�), n. One who assents.

6571

Assentient

As‐sen″tient, a. Assenting.

6572

Assenting

As‐sent″ing (�), a. Giving or implying assent. — As‐sent″ing‐ly, adv.

6573

Assentive

As‐sent″ive (�), a. Giving assent; of the nature of assent; complying. — As‐sent″ive‐ness, n.

6574

Assentment

As‐sent″ment, n. Assent; agreement.

6575

Assert

As‐sert″ (�), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Asserted; p. pr. & vb. n.Asserting.] [L. assertus, p. p. of asserere to join or fasten to one's self, claim, maintain; ad + serere to join or bi...

6576

Asserter

As‐sert″er (�), n. One who asserts; one who avers pr maintains; an assertor.The inflexible asserter of the rights of the church.Milman.

6577

Assertion

As‐ser″tion (�), n. [L. assertio, fr. asserere.] 1. The act of asserting, or that which is asserted; positive declaration or averment; affirmation; statement asserted; position ...

6578

Assertive

As‐sert″ive (�), a. Positive; affirming confidently; affirmative; peremptory.In a confident and assertive form.Glanvill.As‐sert″ive‐ly, adv. — As‐sert″ive‐ness, n.

6579

Assertor

As‐sert″or (�), n. [L., fr. asserere.] One who asserts or avers; one who maintains or vindicates a claim or a right; an affirmer, supporter, or vindicator; a defender; an assert...

6580

Assertorial

As′ser‐to″ri‐al (�), a. Asserting that a thing is; — opposed to problematical and apodeictical.

6581

Assertory

As‐sert″o‐ry (�), a. [L. assertorius, fr. asserere.] Affirming; maintaining.Arguments... assertory, not probatory.Jer. Taylor.An assertory, not a promissory, declaration.Bentham...

6582

Assess

As‐sess″ (�), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Assessed (�); p. pr. & vb. n.Assessing.] [OF. assesser to regulate, settle, LL. assessare to value for taxation, fr. L. assidere, supine as if a...

6583

Assessable

As‐sess″a‐ble (�), a. Liable to be assessed or taxed; as, assessable property.

6584

Assessee

As′sess‐ee″ (�), n. One who is assessed.

6585

Assession

As‐ses″sion (�), n. [L. assessio, fr. assid�re to sit by or near; ad + sed�re to sit. See Sit.] A sitting beside or near.

6586

Assessment

As‐sess″ment (�), n. [LL. assessamentum.] 1. The act of assessing; the act of determining an amount to be paid; as, an assessment of damages, or of taxes; an assessment of the m...

6587

Assessor

As‐sess″or, n. [L., one who sits beside, the assistant of a judge, fr. assid�re. See Assession. LL., one who arranges of determines the taxes, fr. assid�re. See Assess, v., and ...

6588

Assessorial

As′ses‐so″ri‐al (�), a. [Cf. F. assessorial, fr. L. assessor.] Of or pertaining to an assessor, or to a court of assessors. Coxe.